According to Bryman (1988, p.4) ‘a paradigm is a cluster of beliefs and dictates which for scientists in a particular discipline influence what should be studied, how research should be done, how results should be interpreted, and so on’. If you Read More …

The strength of qualitative research is its ability to provide complex textual descriptions of how people experience a given research issue. The three most common qualitative methods, explained in detail in their respective modules, are participant observation, in-depth interviews, and Read More …

Selecting a Topic The ability to develop a good research topic is an important skill. An instructor may assign you a specific topic, but most often instructors require you to select your own topic of interest. When deciding on a Read More …

A literature review is a search and evaluation of the available literature on your given subject or chosen topic area. A literature review has four main objectives: It surveys the literature in your chosen area of study It synthesizes the Read More …

Research paper title is one of the major components of your research paper. It should be formulated so that the reader would get the idea of what he/she will be reading about. Sometimes students mix up 2 different notions – Read More …

Research objective(s) In general, research objectives describe what we expect to achieve by a project. Research objectives are usually expressed in lay terms and are directed as much to the client as to the researcher. Research objectives may be linked Read More …

A hypothesis is a specific statement of prediction. It describes in concrete (rather than theoretical) terms what you expect will happen in your study. Not all studies have hypotheses. Sometimes a study is designed to be exploratory If you would Read More …